Rājauri,Rajauritown , in northwestern Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir state, northern India, in the northern part Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent. It was referred to as Rājpuri Rajpuri in Kalhaṇa’s RājataraṅgiṇīKalhana’s Rajatarangini(12th century ADCE). In 1947, at the Pashtun intervention of 1947, time of the partition of British India between India and Pakistan, Pashtun tribesmen intervened in the region, and almost the entire population of the town was massacred. Tattā PāniTatta Pani, hot sulfur springs noted for their medicinal properties, and Shahdrā Shahdra Sharif, a Muslim pilgrimage centre, are located near the town. Rājauri Rajauri is located on the road connecting Pūnch Punch in the Indian-held sector in the north northern part of the state and Jammu in the south.

The surrounding region is composed largely of the northwest–southeast-trending Pīr Panjāl Ranges Pir Panjal Range, which trends northwest to southeast (with an average elevation of 9,000 feet [2,745 m750 metres]) of in the Middle middle Himalayas. The Chenāb Chenab is the principal river. Hill slopes are covered with temperate forests of pine, spruce, and fir. Agriculture, mining, and forestry form the basis of the region’s economy. Rice, corn (maize), ragi (a type of millet), jowar (sorghum), and barley are grown on the terraced hill slopes and in the river valleys. Pop. (19812001) 821,690580.